fgmr

I have sent two emails with all the required documents as PDF attachments. There has not been a peep out of them.

Meanwhile local IMO is insisting on seeing the Embassy letter before giving me a visa extension. 

Has anyone actually received a reply from the embassy supplying the required memo to be presented to IMO?

3 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

And where do you think they would get the raw data from?

If the stats are made up to look good, who needs factual raw data?

2 hours ago, bangkokfrog said:

We seem to be fairly consistent in the daily number of new cases and deaths, whereas in most other countries the increase is exponential. Is this the world's best medical hub or what?

Probably the worst hub for reporting new cases?

Travelling inland from other provinces to BKK airport. What public road transport options are still available from Surin?

4 hours ago, colinneil said:

Over 70 confined to home, no problem for me, been self confined now for 3 weeks.

No bread from big C, so i have started making my own, quite good actually, bit too crusty from my wife, but ok for me.

Made some tomato soup, all ingredients home produced, lovely bowl of soup, with crusty bread to dip in, delicious.

Colin I have been doing the same for yrs. Why Corvid to find a justification for living a natural life.?? Try oranges and lime and make some marmalade, or get some frozen strawberries and make some jam. Many unripe mangos are falling , use them to make a lovely mango chutney, or add to a chicken curry.

I note that the German Gov., is organising repatriation flights. What is the UK FCO doing?

I live in a very small rural community in Issan. I feel a lot safer here than I would in the UK. The hurdles travelling across Thailand to BKK, Flight to UK then public transport from LHR of over 3 hours before finally unlocking the front door seems an invitation to Covid.

6 hours ago, Venom said:

Yes, the buffalo are demanding it! 

My recent experience of purchasing anything in the UK, be it a simple newspaper or a pint of beer was that most customers paid with their swipe card. Real hard cash in the towns was becoming a rarity. 

On 3/30/2020 at 1:29 PM, JaiMaai said:

Given the suitcase full of drugs that I've been given every time I've seen a doctor here, I'll have to disagree!

But, presumably you are not native to or have generations of built in immunity, unless you are a survivor of generations of expatriates who have survived in Asia.

The medical profession here is just following practice adopted in the West.

On 3/22/2020 at 9:28 AM, bkkcanuck8 said:

Last thing I would want (well except for maybe detention in Thai holding cell) is to be one of those 'emergency evacuated' by the Canadian government since there are so many people panicking and there will be more than likely more than a few that will be masking symptoms that might get them disallowed boarding of the flight.   Better to hold up and wait it out where you are.

"Wait it out where you are"! And then risk being locked up for Overstaying.

Pearls of wisdom from #&#$.

8 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

You apply for extensions at a immigration office. If in Surin you could apply for a 30 day extension of your 30 day visa exempt entry at Kap Choeng immigration for a fee of 1900 baht.

If you do a border hop a Chong Chom you would get a 30 day visa exempt entry.

 

Any immigration office will do a 30 day extension. Same for any border crossing that would get you a new 30 day visa exempt entry.

 

Edit: Forgot to mention you visa problem. You could apply for a single entry tourist visa at one of the honorary consulate in the UK. Most will do it while you wait when you make an appointment to get it.

Contact info here: http://www.thaiembassy.org/london/en/organize/81958-Royal-Thai-Consulates-in-the-UK-and-Ireland.html

 

Thanks Ubonjoe, I do happen to have met a few people earlier this year who were refused 30 day extensions at Kap Chong and even crossing over at Chong Chom failed to provide same. A fortnight was all that was provided. I did spend 11 years doing the 90 day visits to Kap Chong with previous annual retirement visas. Hence my asking about Aranyaprathet and 30 day extension. 

Regards, and thanks again for responding.

FGMR

On 12/3/2019 at 1:36 PM, Maestro said:

 

When details of a flight booking are requested, I would instead give a "travel itinerary, subject to timely receipt of the visa" with an accompanying letter explaining the reason why I cannot supply a flight booking.

I have posted three letters to date to the Embassy in London without a reply.

Treetops and Woodworker. Thanks for your response.

However having posted three letters. Made several attempts to register online with the Embassy and failing resulting in being blocked from the site. The phone when eventually answered is then left hanging. I have given up. I have a return air ticket dated 86 days after my arrival BKK. So I have no choice but to arrive with tourist visa exemption and hit a border crossing. Staying in Surin Cheong Chom is the nearest, but they will extend visa for 14 days.

Can anyone confirm whether Aranyaprathet IMO can issue a 30 day extension and do it twice.

Looking forward to replies before arriving BKK in Jan.

Maestro, 

Have you accessed the London based Thai Embassy website?

Try the eVisa application? best of luck.

Thanks Jack, you have raised another query in that there is no mention at all in Thai Embassy blog about health insurance requirements. 

The Thai Embassy in London processes Visa applications by UK citizens  online only. Completing this online is a nightmare. Prior enquiries seemed to establish that an OA Retirement visa, single entry only can be issued in London. That Multiple Entry must be applied for within Thailand. However the online form only provides for a Multiple Entry choice. There is a note warning that fees will not be refunded. Emails to the Thai Embassy have never been answered.

There is another conundrum with the application. One is expected to provide details of a flight booking, the airline, date of travel, and even the flight number. I refuse to make a booking until I have the Visa in my mitts.

I am also advised that a 90 day OA retirement, single entry visa is available for UK pensioners who can provide evidence of receiving a State Pension. There is no minimum payment amount needed.

Can anyone advise if the above stated requirements are factual.  The alternative is travelling to London and seeking person to person clarification.

Because of lack of required funds I have been forced to return to the UK after 14 years,  leaving behind a fully furnished bungalow, with a large garden fruit, flower and palm trees, plus my 4 faithful dogs. I do need to get back to them.

5 hours ago, CGW said:

Let me try - WHERE ARE YOU LOCATED?

 

Surin

Anybody know of a QUALIFIED Audiologist practicing or providing In-ear hearing aids?

Please advise contact details.

I found from experience that when pruning it is best to thin out the branches with the thick growth of dense leaves  such that more sunlight is allowed to enter. I always got a bumper crop the following season. But if you are spraying please ensure you are not poisoning the bees.

what is an OA visa?

Can someone advise if the following is true?

You may also obtain a 60 day visa for Thailand at the Thai Embassy in Vientiane for 1000 Baht. A double entry visa is available for 2000 Baht entitling the holder to enter Thailand twice for 60 days on each entry. This takes two working days inclusive, and must be applied for in the morning only. This means that if you apply on a Monday morning you will receive your visa on a Tuesday afternoon. This kind of visa is extendable at any Thai immigration office within the Kingdom of Thailand for a further 30 days, for a fee of 1900 Baht.

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The above begs further questions:- I am presuming that Tourist Visa is the subject!

1. What restrictions are there in Laos regarding frequency of visits.

2. Similarly does the Thai Embassy in Vientiane restrict the number of Single or Double Entry Visas issued, and how long must I be out of Thailand before another Thai visa is available.

BANANA7 or Banana skids. Yuo did not mwntion the following which I have just now copied from the SRRV site:-

Retirement Option and their Required Time Deposit

1. With Pension - 50 years old and above - the required time deposit is US$10,000.00 plus a monthly pension of US$800.00 for a single applicant and US$1,000 for couple.

Prasat, Surin Province.

Perhaps this is the wrong forum. But I can supply fresh picked Curry 

Leaf for anyone interested.

Also young plants, but 6 weeks from order to delivery required. 

How long does it take from planting seed to harvesting fruit? How do I get fertile seeds?

Anti littering, child motorbike riders, responsible parenthood. It all starts in the home at grass roots level. Children copy the adults.

Walk around most villages and you will see litter almost everywhere. Most villages have no litter bins or collection service. The few conscientious households end up either burning what they can or disposing of the trash near some roadside layby.

Parents are providing their kids from 9 or 10 years old with motorbikes then just accept the consequences. No training in road rules, no helmets, no awareness or understanding of other traffic behaviour.

Some, not all, of these shortcomings are admittedly due to economic circumstances. The Government does hand out funds annually for local improvements. I draw no conclusions as to the wisdom of the expenditure of these funds.